Soy bean harvester attachment



Jan. 16, 1940. J. H. WILCOX- SOY BEAN HARVESTER ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 23, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 In ventor Jan. 16, 1940. J. H. WILCOX 2,137,438

SOY BEAN HARVESTER ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor d A) g Jig-71 276786 M iiomys a lifting devices.

Patented Jan. 16, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in harvesters and more particularly to an attachment for soybean harvesters. At present the mowers of soy bean harvesters are equipped in most cases with means for elevating the bean vines in advance of the mower so that the mower can efficiently cut the vines and whereby to prevent the vines from passing under the mower. However, the conventional type of vine elevating means is more or less ineflicient for the reason that frequently the lifting means bites into the ground, as when the machine is travelling over unlevel ground and as a result the machine is jammed and this frequently incurs damage to the machine.

The principal object of the present invention .mis to provide a bean vine elevating means for 'themowers of beanharvesters which will not only efficiently elevate the vines so that they can be cut, but which will be of such construction as to eliminate biting of the lifting device into the ground with the resulting labor and probable damage tothe machine.

Other objects andadvantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the fol lowing specification:

In thedrawings: v i Figure 1 represents a fragmentary top plan view showing a mower equipped with a pair of the Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

I Figure 3 is a front, elevational view of one of the devices.

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view of one of the devices. Figure 5 is a sectional view .on line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the lift fingers.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figures 1 and 2, that numeral 5 generally refers to the usual mower assembly of a harvesting machine.

" As is well known, these mowers include guard teeth 6 at spaced intervals and these teeth extend forwardly from theboard 7. Over the teeth 6 operates the usual mowing blade 8 of serrated construction.

,Through the rear edge portion of the board I are disposed the usual retaining bolts 9 certain of which are used in conjunction with the mounting of the present invention which is generally referred to by numeral l0.

These devices l0 are used at about every third or fourth guard tooth 6, as is apparent in Figure 1. Each of these lifting devices consists of a pair of elongated preferably strap iron members H and i2, the elongated member ll being substantially longer than the member I2. These members Hl2 have substantially parallel opposed portions I3 and H so as to straddle the guard tooth 6 and extending downwardly from opposite side edges of the upper elongated member H are the ears l5 which overlap the forward portion of the tooth 6 to prevent lateral displacement of the device In from the tooth. The forward end of the member 12 is riveted or otherwise secured as at Hi to a forward portion of the upper member II. The rear ends of the upper and lower members H and J2 are apertured with the other upper member being offset downwardly for rest on the board 1. The aforementioned conventional bolt, with which to accommodate the present invention, is employed somewhat longer, is disposed through the apertured rear ends of the members II and I2 and it may be necessary to use some washers l1 above the lower member l2 to take up the space in accommodating the down- 9 ward bulk of the tooth 6.

The forward portion of the upper member ll extends well forwardly of the attaching point l5 and curves upwardly as at l8, the same preferably being bevelled at its forward extremity as at [9.

It can now be seen that the forward upwardly curved portion will ride on the ground, but will not bite into the ground, yet vines will be caught by this end of the elongatedmember H and will be required to ascend the inclined portion a of the upper elongated member ll until they reach the elongated finger 20. This finger 2|] is preferably formed with an eye at its lower end andis riveted through this eye as at 2| to the upper elongated member ll slightly rearwardly of the attaching point l6 of the lower member l2 with the said upper member ll.

Thus the vines will be well lifted so that the proper cutting action of the mower blade 8 will be obtained. l

While the foregoing specification sets forth ture consisting of an elongated member having its rear end attached to the mower structure and extending well forwardly of the mower guard teeth with its forward end curved upwardly, a second elongated member having its forward end. secured to the intermediate portion of the first mentioned elongated member and extending rearwardly under the mower bar and connected to the under side thereof, a rearwardly extending lifting bar having its forward end secured to the intermediate portion of the upper elongated member and being straight and disposed backwardly in spaced relation above the mower bar,

and depending ear members on the first mentioned elongated member adapted to straddle a corresponding mower guard tooth.

JOHN H. WILCOX. 

